GRE Word List

PHOENIX

a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period

The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.

Random words

WordMeaning
evanescenttending to vanish like vapor
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
vacillateto waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses
paucitysmallness of number : fewness
audaciousintrepidly daring : adventurous
subordinateplaced in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior
anestheticof, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia
uniquebeing the only one : sole
misgivingsa feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event
unfrockdefrock